Legal Specialization: California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, September 18, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Teleconference

The State Bar of California
www.calbar.ca.gov

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at 415-538-2115, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Aurelio Torre at 415-538-2115. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.

Committee Members: Norma Acosta, Jeffrey Hammerschmidt, Robert Hershenson, Mark A Lester, Avi Levy, Natalie Vance.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:

Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/97506644055

Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
301-715-8592
312-626-6799
646-558-8656

Webinar ID: 975-0664-4055

Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
II. Staff Reports
A. Staffing Updates
B. Update on CBLS 2020 Work Plan Initiatives
C. Update on Legal Specialist Examination Item Banking Solution Planning
D. Recent Developments
III. Consent
A. Approval of June 5, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
III. Consent
III.A. June 5, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
IV. Business
A. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
IV. Business
IV.A. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators
Attachments:
Attachment A. Board of Trustees Financial Report: Quarter One through March 31, 2020Attachment B. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of September 1, 2020Attachment C. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2018 and 2019 Annual v 2020 Year to DateAttachment D. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 3
B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application Statuses
IV. Business
IV.B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application Statuses
Attachments:
Attachment A. 2017 Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed by Specialty as of September 1, 2020Attachment B. 2019 Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed by Specialty as of September 1, 2020
C. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify
IV. Business
IV.C. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify
Attachments:
Attachment A. List of certified specialists who did not file recertification applications that were otherwise due before May 31, 2020
D. Approval to Deny Certifications for Failure to Comply With a Material Requirement of the Legal Specialization Rules or Any Relevant Standard
IV. Business
IV.D. Approval to Deny Certifications for Failure to Comply With a Material Requirement of the Legal Specialization Rules or Any Relevant Standard
E. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Pay the 2020 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee
IV. Business
IV.E. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Pay the 2020 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee
Attachments:
Attachment A. List of certified specialists who did not pay the 2020 Legal Specialization Program Annual Fee as of September 1, 2020
F. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 3 2020 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education Compliance
IV. Business
IV.F. Approval of Annual Certification Revocations for Failure to Report Group 3 2020 Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education Compliance
Attachments:
Attachment A. List of certified specialists who did submit 2020 Group 3 LSCLE compliance as of September 1, 2020
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of June 5, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.1.]
II. Business
A. Review of Report on Legal Specialist Examination Development [Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]



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The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.